The 60-mile McCarthy Road begins in Chitina, 250 miles from Anchorage, and is well-known for its amazing scenery, historical railroad relics and opportunities for adventurous side-trips. The dirt and gravel road is also notorious for frequent wash-boarding, teeth-chattering bumps and required slow pace. If you are on a time schedule and want to get here quickly or want to travel more comfortably and more dramatically, you can see all the sights from the air as you travel virtually "bump-free" to or from your destination with the longest standing air charter service in the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.
McCarthy Air offers charter service to and from a multitude of locations throughout the state of Alaska. Listed below are the most common charter destinations and prices that include the number of passengers and gear. Rates are based on one way travel per plane load beginning or ending in McCarthy. (We can also fly you between a backcountry destination in the Wrangells and the city or other destination of your choice.) Weight restrictions apply and prices may vary. The following is just a listing of several of our charter flights to Alaskan cities. Other destinations throughout the state are available. Feel free to call or email us for further information regarding these or other flights.
Charter Rates
Up to three people
Up to seven people
Glenallen
Chitina
Anchorage
Valdez
Cordova
$350
$750
$550
$1500
$650
$1600
$1200
$2900
$650
$1600
Flights include number of people quoted plus gear, if within weight limitations. Extra flights due to extra gear will be charged accordingly.
McCarthy Air's Pilatus Porter can carry up to seven people and their gear. This airplane is one of a kind, literally. It is the only Porter in Alaska today, and the only one of its kind left in the world.
Load up! Flying out of Cordova after a rafting trip, seven people and their gear, dog included, fit comfortably for a spectacular flight back to McCarthy.